Senior Civil/Environmental Engineer

Company: Herrera Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Location: Seattle
Posted on: November 15, 2024

Job Description:

We are HerreraEnvision yourself at a growing, employee-owned company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best performance while making a difference in the world.We are Herrera, a science, planning, and design consulting firm dedicated to working with clients to develop holistic solutions that provide social and environmental benefit. We protect the environment every day by providing a diverse range of consulting services to cities, counties, state and federal agencies, Tribes, non-profits, and private clients throughout Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, and western Canada.For over 40 years, Herrera has cultivated a collaborative, caring, and values-driven culture that empowers our employee-owners to achieve excellence while ensuring we have fun along the way. By providing our employee-owners with the autonomy to pursue their professional interests and through encouraging them to grow, we benefit from high employee-owner retention that contributes to our longstanding partnerships with clients.Our Values

• Treat everyone with respect and dignity, always.
• Insist on integrity, objectivity, and social and environmental ethics in our work.
• Act as stewards of the environment upon which we depend.
• Research and outreach, learn and teach.
• Employee owners, employee leaders.Your OpportunityHerrera is looking for a candidate with an interest in working on complex projects with a goal of improving the environment and solving problems for our industrial clients. This opportunity will require you to be part of a collaborative team resolving issues at industrial sites and identifying solutions for mine, solid waste, and contaminated sites. This position will provide for work on a range of engineering and environmental projects for public and private clients. The successful candidate will work closely with our staff in Washington, Wyoming, Montana, and Oregon.As a Senior Civil/Environmental Engineer we will count on you to be a seller/doer, manage projects, and execute work for design and engineering related tasks. Your anticipated responsibilities include the following:
  • Plan and design of solid waste infrastructure facilities (landfills, recycling, and transfer stations) and mine reclamation sites.
  • Prepare written reports and design documents.
  • Provide engineering services during bidding and construction.
  • Interact with clients, contractors, and other consultants.
  • Provide project consulting support working on multi-disciplinary, complex project teams.
  • Maintain an active role and visibility within local, regional, and national professional associations and organizations.
  • Provide construction oversight and environmental monitoring.
  • Conduct research and data collection.
  • Assess restoration and environmental impacts.
  • Have knowledge of CERCLA and RCRA compliance.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.Minimum QualificationsEducation, Experience, & Licensure/Certifications
    • 8+ years of relevant experience
    • Bachelor's degree in civil or environmental engineering
    • Experience with Bluebeam and Microsoft programs
    • A current PE in Washington or ability to obtain one within 1 yearKnowledge, Skills, & Abilities
      • Business development acumen in the Western United States
      • Experience developing scopes of work and budgets for design work
      • Construction management and inspection experience working on civil projects
      • Experience on mine, hazardous material, solid waste, and/or industrial sites
      • Dedication to health and safety practices when working in the field
      • Experience preparing design plans, engineering design reports, construction specifications, and construction cost estimates
      • Collaborator and team builder with capacity to work with staff from diverse technical disciplines
      • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
      • Familiar with sampling and analysis of soil, surface water, groundwater, and waste materials
      • Experience with preparing Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Studies or utilizing the data and recommendations in these documents
      • Experience interacting with clients, contractors, and teaming partners
      • Experience with or familiarity with outputs from AutoCAD/Civil3D/Carlson Natural Regrade
      • Experience with conducting Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments or using the information presented in these types of documentsWe are proud to support our employee-owners by offering the following compensation and benefits:
        • This position is salaried and exempt from overtime; the annual salary range is $109,453 - $153,125.
        • Flexible hybrid work culture.
        • Medical/prescription drug/dental/vision insurance for employees and dependents; employees covered at no cost on base plan with buy-up options available; company contribution for dependents.
        • Section 125 flexible benefits plans - healthcare and dependent care.
        • Company-paid life insurance for employees; option to purchase additional life insurance for employees and dependents at employees' expense.
        • Company-paid long term disability insurance for employees; option to purchase short-term disability insurance at employees' expense.
        • Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
        • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - we are 100% employee owned!
        • 401(k) retirement plan.
        • Paid vacation, accrued bi-weekly, equivalent to 10 days per year for a 40 hour/week employee and prorated for employees working 24-39 hours/week.
        • Paid sick leave, accrued bi-weekly, equivalent to 10 days per year for a 40-hour/week employee and prorated for employees working 24-39 hours per week.
        • Flexible paid holidays (10).
        • Paid volunteer time (8 hours annually).
        • Company-paid annual membership dues for one professional organization.
        • Professional development / continuing education allowance.
        • Discretionary annual bonus.
        • Transit benefit.To learn more, please visit our website at: We Are Committed to Equal Opportunity, Diversity, Equity, and InclusionAt Herrera, we celebrate our differences as much as our similarities. We know the best outcomes come from interdisciplinary, diverse, and inclusive teams. Our values are ever-present in the people, culture, and work we do, they are not just a few sentences on our website. We treat people with respect and act with integrity and objectivity. Our employment decisions are based on knowledge, skills, and abilities, and have nothing to do with your race, color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, medical history, reproductive health decisions, political ideology, veteran status, or physical appearance. As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, we encourage women, minorities, veterans, disabled veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply for our open positions. We are also a member of E-Verify.
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